why does cutting make me feel better but then bad afterwards?

Sometimes you just want to feel something to know you still can. But you cant continue to hurt yourself. The pain you feel afterwords is because I think you already know this. Life has so many other emotions and feelings to offer. Adrenaline from a drop on a roller-coaster, the rush of being in a paintball competition, the excitement of a good movie, mystery of a good book, the list of experiences you can have is endless. You may want to try and evoke feeling through a hobby that you can not only enjoy, but obsess over.

Self harm releases endorphins which make you feel good, temporarily. Like with any hormone, it doesn't last forever so the affects wear off eventually. Self harm for some people can also make them dissociate and afterwards, they feel bad because they are able to process what has happened which often makes people feel guilty and incredibly low.

It makes you feel better because it is emotional relief, but you probably feel bad afterward because you know it isn't an effective way to relieve your emotions.

Cutting causes a releases of endorphins from our brain, making us feel as though we have achieved a sort of temporary high, and we feel good. After the brain stops releasing endorphins , we no longer feel good and “crash” back to how we felt before, or even feel worse because we no longer have the “high”. That’s why cutting is addictive and very hard to over come, because to keep feeling good you need to keep releasing endorphins, even though it is bad for us . A good way to stop cutting is to find other habits that will give you the same type of endorphin rush such as eating chocolate or exercising.

The act of self-harm makes you brain release dopamine at first, as a natural response to pain. When this is over, you might feel bad because you are afraid of everything that comes with it. Like being afraid of someone seeing it, being afraid of disappointment, ... I hope this might help you in understanding your problems better. Sometimes explaining things makes it easier to visualize them. You can find ways to better cope with self-harm behaviours. It seems unbearable at first, but at it's core, Cutting is just an unhealthy copimg mechanism you can overcome. You are not alone with this♡

People often find that self harm provides a temporary cathartic experience, followed by feelings of shame and regret. While cutting, dopamine and endorphins flood the system, creating a temporary "high," much like when a binge eater overindulges on chocolate. Problem is, that high doesn't last and when the endorphins have depleted, you're left with physical pain and the emotional pain that tempted you to cut is still there. Humans love that feeling when dopamine and endorphins rush into the system, it's what makes drugs so very addictive. It's also why people drive too fast, shoplift, gamble, have risky sex. None of those things give lasting happiness, and that's why we feel bad afterward. A high is only temporary, no matter the source, and the issue with cutting is that it can cause infections, or even accidental death, and it won't do anything for the emotional trauma that made you want to cut in the first place.

I think cutting begins as a release. It feels like you're finding a place to put all of that anger, anxiety, or sadness. But then you're faced with this physical reminder of that pain--a reminder that you weren't able to defeat your demons. You look at this scar and see everything that got you there. It isn't a release, so much as a trigger for another cycle of self-hate and internal conflict. If you can start to notice patterns in the impetus for your cutting behavior, it can make it easier to find other outlets for that pain.

I've experienced that in the past. Cutting makes you feel better because you feel as if you were letting it all out. It's your way of coping, so it's your way of release. Even though it is not healthy at all, it is a coping method and maybe you can improve on it (leave it) by finding yourself a new way of coping. Does this make sense at all? But, anyway, you feel bad afterwards because you feel guilty. So, what I can recommend you to do is to think about how you felt afterwards whenever you want to cut yourself.

Because when you cut, you are basically distracting yourself from the emotional/mental pain with physical pain. Your brain is putting effort into thinking about how to cause physical pain and then needing to react appropriately. The problem is that when it is over, when your brain no longer needs to focus on doing those two tasks, it switches back to not only reacting to the new physical pain, but also it needs to handle the emotional/mental pain too. This is hard for your brain, and this is mainly what causes you to feel 'bad' after you self harm in any way, whether it be cutting or any other method.

Because of guilt. When your in the moment, everything feels fine. Especially when you are having fun or too drunk to care about what’s next. But then there’s the consequences. Sometimes, it’s the consequences that kill. Like in a car crash, it’s not always the impact that kills the passengers. They usually end up dying in hospital. Guilt also works like that. At first everything is fine, but then it starts to knock you from the inside. Everything has consequences. And there is nothing you can do about it even if you try to avoid it. Like eating a chocolate. It’s okay at first right? So you grab another one. And another. And another. You finish the box so you get another box. Soon, the consequences become more obvious. You’re getting fat. There’s even a quote about it, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates, at first you’re enjoying it, but then you realize that you’re getting fat’ That was from a tv show somewhere but there are also other quotes.

Because after you cut, you feels as if all the things you’ve been holding onto is finally gone. So you feel free, but an hour later you regret doing that it’s like this never ending process. So you keep going at it trying to fix the problem which only makes it worse when you go to get better, you hide it thinking people don’t know what you are doing to your self. But they do they know you just do keep going back to the blade because it’s been the only thing with you from the first day. Yet it’s also costed you the most pain.

That is a golden question hon... I often wondered the same thing. still do sometimes. The way I think of it sometimes, is like, imagine under your skin. as things get bad, you just stuff it all inside. you are slowly filling up with stress and pain. eventually, you are going to burst. but, when you cut, it helps. it releases some of that stress and pain. It helps keep you at a safe level. Im not saying that cutting is smart, cause Ive been through that. and it doesn't help in the long run. but I do understand what you are saying there honey.

Cutting releases endorphins. When you get injured, your body works hard to fight the pain and danger, so it releases happy feelings to try and cut the pain. The reason it feels bad afterwards is because you knowingly just injured yourself and that messes with your body's self-preservation instinct, your mind makes you feel bad to tell you to stop that cause it's destructive and will do no good. If you cut, please know that even though it does release endorphins, those endorphins are triggered as a panic from your body. They are not good and can possibly shut off your ability to normally feel happiness when you're not consumed by your mental condition. It's a dangerous game.

The pain is relaxing and gives the mind something else to focus on then whatever is going on usually a depressed mood but then the reality of what was done sets in and I start to feel guilty for having hurt myself and that feeds a cycle that is hard to break. So it can result in more cutting and feeling good then bad and finding other ways to get relief is hard and takes time while cutting is always instantaneous but comes with that double edge of causing more guilt and bad feeling making me feel a whole lot worse.

At first, it makes you feel better as you know many people use this way and think it is a good way to help them with dealing with things. Yet later it makes you feel bad because of various reasons: first of all, it hurts and then you begin to regret what you did and the reasons for why you did it. It makes you feel bad because you know you cam't tell someone because they will tell an adult. You will also realise that when doing so all you want to do is harm yourself that what has happened yet later scars show and you know you caused damage which could stay forever.

Self harm is short term relief. It's commonly used to alleviate emotional pain. It gives someone control over their pain. However, in hindsight, it really only makes things worse. Although anything may seem better than what you're feeling in the moment, self harm is a temporary and destructive answer. It's a step back from recovery, which is easier to take at first but only becomes harder. Self harm is hard to quit, especially because of the moment of feeling better, but it's not worth the pain and feeling bad afterwards.

Cutting as well as other forms of self harm can give people a feeling of Euphoria or temporary relief, which is why we feel good, or feel satisfied. Once we register what we’ve done, we feel guilty or angry at ourselves. Self harm in and of itself is a cycle, of feeling worthless or even that you deserve ‘this’ then you act upon it and feel relieved or that you’d successfully completed your goal, then once you’ve registered it you feel angry, sad, etc, which would then in turn continue the cycle. Overall everyone is unique in how they feel post self harm.

Cutting is a coping mechanism that only helps temporarily. At first, it'll feel right for you but later on, you'll only feel worse and those emotions will come back to you. Cutting will usually give you the urge to continue using this coping mechanism, which is one of the reasons why it's unhealthy. By doing this, you're only hurting yourself more as well as the people who care about you. A better coping mechanism would be to vent to somebody who's willing to let you do that (like with 7 cups listeners) or to distract yourself by doing things such as drawing, reading a book, or watching amusing YouTube videos. Going for a quick walk might also let off some steam.

When we cut ourselves when we felt stressed, some hormones that caused our stress leaks out with blood. It will make us feel relieved. But when we realized what we did, we’ll feel bad afterwards because we know it’s not something that will cure our stress. It will only harm our body. Knowing that, it would be better if we find another cure to help ourselves like trying to share our stories with close friends or family. Don’t keep it to ourselves because it will only make us keep thinking about the problem and eventually harm ourselves by cutting.

It makes you forget your inner pain for a while, but its consequences are difficult afterwards because when the inner pain disappears, you suffer from external pain with some scars. So, if you do, try to get rid of it and try replacing it with other better ways, like listening to music you love or going to yoga Because in this way you can rest without pain without being hurt, and religiously, because it is forbidden because it harms the body. so Try to protect your body by not doing it again for your soul and medicine for your wounds

in my experience, self-harm is a temporary solution. self-harm is a coping mechanism, so people use it to feel better, but self-harming doesn't actually address the root causes of our struggles, which is why it is only a temporary fix. beyond that, i also used to attach a lot of guilt to self-harming. i used to feel incredibly guilty because i hated myself for doing it, but i couldn't stop. these are just a few examples of the many possible reasons why you feel like that, but just remember that you're valid, your feelings are valid, and that you can recover. stay safe

Probably it is cliche but cutting really makes you feel something, especially when you have felt numbness and hollowness for so long. Sometimes you do think you deserve it, it is the only thing you deserve to feel - actual pain. You also have this craving to see your blood, see it running, feel it is worth, to spill it pointlessly so that you have made up for all your mistakes. The truth is though that satisfaction is only momentary and then you feel even worse, like you are not good enough because you have not cut that deep, you haven't hurt yourself as bad as you think you deserve. It is one big cycle that let's you crave pain and you never get enough of it. It is almost as if you are not sure what you have become - your own monster

I’ve felt the same way. It’s a temporary release and a way to distract from the problem at hand, but it’s ultimately damaging to you physically and mentally. Whether what you’re feeling is guilt or disappointment it all stems from the fact that self-harm is not an effective coping mechanism. In my personal experience it was like a drug, a sudden rush of satisfaction or adrenaline whenever I did it, but it left me feeling worse than before because now not only have I not solved the root problem, but I added injuries on top of that. Not to mention I was only seeking the satisfaction of pain temporarily, so when the injuries stayed around after I would get no enjoyment from the pain, I only felt hurt and guilty. This may not apply to you, but this was how it’s felt in my personal experience.

The act of cutting releases dopamine in the brain, which gives you the "feel good" effect. This chemical is also released from food, music, and drugs. This doesn't mean it's a good thing to do though, obviously. The bad feeling I believe is either guilt, or the dopamine wearing off. But, that does mean if you want to get the same good feeling you get from cutting, then music and food also helps to achieve this. Grab a snack, put on some headphones, and work on one of your hobbies and you should be feeling better, without all the guilt afterwards.

The release of cutting can numb all the other thoughts and feelings for those few seconds but afterwards, it can often lead to feelings of regret and then you have to deal with the consequences of the self-harm. It can be really hard to think about the future when you are feeling bad but when it comes to days, weeks, months after those times, the marks left behind are a constant reminder of those darker moments. Feeling bad afterwards can also sometimes be because we feel that we have let someone down or broken a promise to someone or yourself.

cutting makes me feel better in the short term because it feels like a physical release from all the emotional problems i keep bottled up. but it makes me feel bad because its only a temporary solution to a bigger problem. and there are consequences from cutting, like all the scars. and then within a few hours the 'high' from cutting has faded and all thats left is the guilt on top of all the feelings that lead you to cutting in the first place. its a hard little cycle to break away from thats why reaching out for help can be beneficial

The initial feeling is a release, a relief. You do it to make yourself feel better, it's like a drug. The first time you do it, you get almost high off of the feeling. And then as time goes by, you come down from that high. You may feel guilty, ashamed, in pain. And then the urge comes back, but this time it doesn't get you as high, but you crash even lower afterwards. And that's how you get hooked; trying to get the feeling from the first time, back. Meanwhile, the feelings of guilt and shame and the need to hide the addiction increase every time you do it.

Self-harm can be very relieving to a person. It can feel like a release of pressure or emotions and gives you a feeling of relief. Most people who self-harm do not want to, that's why it feels bad afterward. However, stopping can be very hard to do because most people find that they can't get the same sense of relief as when they self-harm. Self-harm is a very serious, and dangerous path. If you or someone you know self-harm, seek professional help immediately. Please know you are not alone in this fight, many people love and care about you. There is hope for the future, things can get better!

It feels better because of the release of adrenaline, that helps to numb pain. It moves pain from emotional pain to physical pain which is much easier to tolerate. It's fast and effective at bringing down emotional pain. So that's why it feels great at the moment. You might regret it later and it's the guilt that makes a person feel bad. It could be guilt because you wish you knew how to cope in a different way, you regret making a scar or mark on your body, you regret the damage, or feel that society is expecting you to not self-harm. There are a lot of thoughts that can float around. But things we can do instead of self harm is hold an ice cube in our hand and squeeze it, it creates pain but not much damage. We could also take a few deep breathes, we could walk away, go for a brisk walk, cry, do something artistic to get the emotions out, take a baseball bat to a street lamp post to get out some anger. These have helped me, hopefully some might help you.

Beautiful it releases hormones that are the ‘feel good’ ones. It last for a shot period of time but because it doesn’t get rid of solve the issue you feel worse afterwards. It’s perfectly normal to feel this way. Cutting is an unhealthy coping tool so it’s best to replace it with other coping tools to help you deal with the problem that made you cut yourself in the first place. Cutting can become an addiction as our body craves the ‘feel good’ dopamine hormones. Once the hormones stop being released we feel terrible and our brain forgets about our defense mechanisms( flight/ fight) and we think about what we’ve done